Pipe-hanger.



No. 864,897. PATENTED SEPT. s, 1907,

J. B. JONES.

PIPE HANGER.

APPLIOLTIOH FILED FEB. 11, 1007.

JAMES E. JONES, OF

RIGHMOND, INDIANA.

PIPE-HAN GER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3,1907.

Application filed February 11,1907. Serial Nb. 356,665.

To all reborn. it may concern:

Be it known that l, JA nus E. Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the corrrrty oi Wayne and State of lndiana, have invented certain new and useful .lruprovemcnts in Pipe-Hangers, of which the following is a full and accurate specification,

being such as will enable others to make and use the same with absolute eX-actitude.

My present; invention relates to pipe-hangers, designed particularly for supporting a line of steam or other pipe in greenluurscs, factories, or other buildings where conduit pipes are employed.

The object; olf my invention, broadly speaking, is to provide an improved pipe-hanger or": new and novel construction, which will be neat and attractive in appearance, strong and d urablo in construction, and which can be nranufacturcd and sold at a comparatively low price.

Another object is to provide pipe-hangers adapted to be attached to vertical posts or the like, to provide means whereby the hanger may be easily and quickly attached and detached, to reduce the nurrrber of parts required to the minimum, and to minimize the space required for the hangers and the supported pipes, when the supporting posts are in position.

More specilically stated my object is to provide pipehangers in which the parts are interchangeable, thereby reducing the number of different parts necessary to be carried in stock; to provide means whereby the pipe being carried thereby nray have an endwise movement, as required by expansion and contraction, without friction between the hangers and the pipe; to provide means l'or supporting either one or two lines of pipe by a single series of cl amps and to provide in eans whereby the weight oi the pipes being carried on the arms of the clam ps will con tr ibute to holding the clamps in position on the vertical supports.

Other objects and particular advantages will be suggested by the following specification and by an inspection of the drawings forming a part thereof.

The preferred embodirnen t or my invention and that which in practice has been found to be the most practical and economical is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichlt igur'e l shows a plan view of my invention; Fig. 2 is .rde elevation, as arranged for carrying two lines of pipes; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of same as arranged for carrying one line of pipe; and Fig. .4 is a detail elovation of one of the sumaorting arms or hooks.

Similar reference characters denote like parts throughrnrt the several views of the one sheet of drawrugs.

M y present, invention is in reality very simple, although it comprises a multitude of advantages not prc- Viously attained in devices of this general character, but in order that the construction and operation thereof may be more fully understood I will now take up a detail description, in which I will relcr to the several parts and their utility and operation as com irrchensively and as briefly as may.

The letter A designates a vertical post .or the like, of any preferred form and construction of which there are usually a plurality set up in alinement with each other depending on the direction the pipe to be carried is to be projected.

The letters B and 0 denote two conduit pipes to be supported, and which are usuallydisposed at rightangles to the post A.

The numerals 1 and 2 designate the two members of the clip or clamp, each being identical with the, other, and together being adapted to almost surround the post A, as shown in Fig. 1. Extending out hour the member l. are the oppositely disposed lugs It and 1 and extending out from the rrrenrber 2 are the oppositely disposed lugs 2 and 2 Formed horizontally through the lugs 1 and 2 are bolt apertures which are in alinenrent with each other, and formed through the lugs 2* and 2" are bolt apertures which are also in alinement with each other.

The numeral 3 denotes a bolt detachably disposed through the said apertures in the lugs l and 2, while the numeral -11 denotes a bolt detachably disposed through said apertures in the lugs l." and 2 The indices 3 and 4 denote the nuts for the respective bolts 3 and l. I

The 'vt's'a-tr's faces of the lugs l and -2, are designed to be located a slight distance apart when the clarrrp is secured in position, and also said faces are formed somewhat flaring outwardly, thereby forming outwardly d ivergin j' spaces 5 and 6", shown in Fig. l.

The figures 5 and 6 denote two arms, identical with each other, which are formed concavo convex or hook shape, having each a vertical base and a downwardly extending tooth 7, and each having a bolt aperture thcrethrough, all substantially as is clearly shown in Fig. 4. Said arms are formed, pr'r'afcrably, of sheet metal and are cut into the form shown in the drawings.

Operation: It should be noticed that one pattern will be suilicient for both members of the clamp and also that one pattern will answer for the arms, thereby requiring only two patterns i'or each size of the invention, the bolts being of ordinary stock construction.

Desiring now to position my invention one has only to take the members land 2 and place them around the post A, placing the arms 5 and (3 in position between the lugs of said members 1 and 2, and then insert the bolts 3 and 4t, said bolts of course passing through the respec tive apertures oi the arms 5 and (5, thereby bringing the bases of said arms in contact with the post A, or nearly so, after which the nuts 3 and 4t are run on the bolts to hold the members in position.

The pipes 13 and C may now be rested in the upper concave edge of said arms, the weight thereof inclining to press the downwardly extending teeth oi the arms against the post A whereby the more weight there is placed on the arms the tighter the clamp will be held in position.

After the pipes B and (l are in position it is apparent that they may have a slight endwise movement without friction on the bearings, as the arms 5 and G will be free to move laterally a limited distance, indicated by the dotted lines in Fig 1.

If it should be desired to carry only one line of pipe then in that instance one ol' the arms, as the arm 5 [or instance, may be omitted, as shown in Fig. 3, it being apparent that no mechanical changes will be required to convey either one or two lines of pipe And again, alter one line of pipe has been installed should it be desired to add another line of pipe all that will be required will be to add the additional arm therefor which will require v ry little expense, and the original hangers will not have to be dispensed with.

Another feature that I would accentuate is that the pipes being carried will lit up near the supporting post thereby making the ap 'iearance more snug and occupying less space than it thepipes were carried out some distance from the post, and also by this the strain on the arms will not be so great And finally I would call attention to the fact that the arms 5 and G are not liable to become broken, as would be the case if they were integral parts of the castings forming the clamping members, this by reason that they are free to move laterally and also by reason oi the material of which they are formed. But it perehance one of said arms should become inoperative it may be easily removed and replaced by a new one without removing the device from the post, and with a minimum ol' expense.

] reserve the right to make various changes in the details of construction and in the shape and configuration of the parts without departing from the spirit and principle oi my invention or sacrificing any 01 the advantages thereof.

l-laving now fully shown and described my invention and the best manner l'or its construction to me known at this time what 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ol' the United States i"- 1. In a pipehan:. :er, the combination of a support, a clamp therefor embracing the support and comprising oppositely disposed spaced lugs and a bolt connecting said lugs. and a supporting arm loosely pivoted [or lateral movement on said bolt within said space. the base olf said arm being extended dmvnwardly to form a tooth adapted to lllf" said support. substantially as and for the pur' pose set fortlr In a pipe-hanger. the combination of a vertical supporting; post, a plurality-oi similar clamp members each liming bolt: lugs at its opposite ends, bolls securing the clamp members to the post. there being outwardly divergin spaces between adjacent bolt in; and pipr supportine arms pivoted on said bolts and llil\ll1 lateral play in said spaces. substantially as and for the purpose set t'orllr In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnessex this the 28th day ot January, UNIT.

JAMES l). JONES.

Witnesses 1:. \Y. llwmin,

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